Taste Maker Gifts

'To you it may contain 'a surfeit of soluble, optically active carbohydrates derives from higher alcohols'. To me, it's sweet.'

Bad for you but to die for

'Eight years old, huh? If it's so good, why didn't somebody drink it eight years ago?'

'Wait until you taste the artisanal water. It's not to be believed.'

It turns out they don't go together so well,

Harsh Mellows.

"Yes, we have blue cheese. Do you want it in electric, sky or navy blue?"

Grand Escargot at a Parisian Eatery.

"Is Pinot Noir where you want to be?"

"Now, in contrast to the last olive oil you tasted, this one is infused with sixty-five more dollars."

And then in Italy. . . "But I really don't like bubblegum gelato."

Veggie Hall of Fame.

"Your meal sounded nice."

Wine Tasting and Wine Guzzling

"They won't even try their palate cleansers!"

"I detect a subtle bouquet of money."

"For the first half hour, I was, like, really there. Enchanted. But I found the wild-quail confit so disappointing that not even the fig reduction on the poached pear could get me back."

'I'm sorry but my little boy, Jack, ruined them all today.'

Avocado Timeline

Ethnic food springing out of a menu.

"As it happens, we don't produce any beer flavored wine."

Real coffee vs usual vending machine stuff

'Apparently, my wine-tasting computer liked the '86 Haut Brion a bit too much - it didn't leave any for us.'

"They say the taste makes up for their lack in artful presentation."

"Do you have something for somebody with no palette, no taste and no money?"

Guy Fieri

'Well you little rogue, how do you like this one?!' - Hm, yes, hm, yes ... After all ... well, hm, yes ... hm, yes ... Yes! ...'

'I'd recommend the white wine.'

'Why do my parents have to be professional chefs?!'

'...or, if you're watching your cholesterol, we also have thousand-year-old egg substitutes.'

"Hints of migrant workers on the nose."

Big Burgers.

'Here ya' go, sweetie. Our Key Lime Pie.'

"My holy grail is low-fat, low-cal, high-taste."

Mixed marriage: food fight